Layering Lab
Wear two at once
Pick two fragrances. See what each brings, how the blend leans, and whether people who tried the pair say it works.
First · Penhaligon'sIris PrimaEDP · 2013 · ★ 4.15
Second · Yves Saint LaurentKouros Tattoo2007 · ★ 4.13From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Iris Prima × Kouros Tattoo
Iris, powdery and leather meets citrus, woody and musky. They share four accords and one note.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Iris Prima, blue is Kouros Tattoo. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Iris PrimaKouros Tattoo
citrusboth
woodyboth
powderyboth
amberboth
irisfirst
leatherfirst
earthyfirst
animalicfirst
violetfirst
muskysecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Iris Prima
Pink Pepper
Iris
Jasmine
Leather
Benzoin
Vetiver
Sandalwood
Vanilla
Amber
Pink Pepper
Iris
Jasmine
Leather
Benzoin
Vetiver
Sandalwood
Vanilla
AmberIn both
Bergamot
Four shared accords:powderywoodyambercitrus
Only in Kouros Tattoo
Neroli
Mandarin Orange
Incense
Musk
Cedar
Neroli
Mandarin Orange
Incense
Musk
CedarWhy it might work
- Notes in commonBoth list bergamot, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadPowdery, woody, amber and citrus run through both.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Iris Prima is moderate and intimate, Kouros Tattoo moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointIris Prima first, then Kouros Tattoo over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.
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